I admit it, I'm a crazed "West Wing" fan (the tv series, not the part of the building). My husband has recently discovered the series on Netflix, and he is amused and sometimes freaked out by how well I know the show, often quoting lines as the actors are saying them, for a show that I haven't watched since it went out of syndication. I have a friend who calls me "Flamingo" - a secret service name given to one of the characters, and I call him either "Princeton" or "POTUS" to get a laugh in return (also secret service names of characters). I think I've made the point, I like the show.
There is an amazing question embedded in so many episodes of the show, and that's why I'm featuring it today. That question is, "What's Next?" On the show, it is most often asked by the President of the United States or the White House Chief of Staff, and it comes right after the thrill of victory AND right after the agony of defeat.
The messaging is clear - celebration is good. Get back to work. Mourning is fine. Get back to work.
Our work is never done whether we are raising money, loving our family, or working on ourselves. With our careers, with our lives, with our joys, and with our sorrows. It IS important to live in the now and to experience each moment as it comes. But whether we are succeeding wildly or failing miserably, there is a point where we look to the future and ask, "What's Next?"
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